Lining and beveling machine



Jan. 1, 1935. v. RoYLE LINING AND BEVELING MACHINE Filed May 29, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 A ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 1, 1935 1 1 UNITED STATE-S PATENT OFFICE t BEVELING MACHINE vernnn -Rby1e,Paterson, N. J. finiiniieati Mann/29, Serial No. 367,008

ES CI-ainrSQ r01. 90-58) :This invention relates to aliningandbeveling difierent form of lining tool holder from that machine, primarily designedfor. the use of senshown in Fig. 3; v gravers, and has forlan object tofprovide such Fig. 10 represents an elevation, partly in seca machine in which the means {for feeding the tionmf the parts shown in Fig. 9.

5 table Whichc'arriesthe work may be temporarily The machine includes a base 1 arranged to be 5 disconnected so as to permit :q'uick and unham held in position by suitable la'g screws, or the pered movementrof-the tabledui'ingian inopera' like, 2. From the base uprises a pedestal 3 to t-ive stroke. I 1 1 which is pivotally secured, as at 4, a motor sup- Another object consists in providing such. a P 5, .0 whi hismwnt da r y means machine in which the work clampis arranged of. bolts 7. This motor receives a belt 8, which 10 to be bodily adjusted across the table. is designed to actuate parts hereinafter described.

Another object consists in providing such a; An adjusting screw 9intervenes between the base machine in which the support for the. table in 1 and motor support 5, by the use of which ten-w its traveling movement includes anti friction S10 h belt ay be justed through 153 means i I i mitting the support 5 to swing downwardly uny 1 Another object consists in providing such a der the influence of gravity or the reverse. m'a'chinein which the aligning-gauge may be ex- The part 10 represents a door swung on the tendd and adjusted acrossjthe table, pedestal 3 which permits access to the interior A th bj t consists in providing suchamathereof for the storage of tools or other desired chine inwhichl both the liningcut and "beveling purpose, l

cut may be made on thesame stroke of the table. A bracket arm 11 is fi t0 the Side Of h Another object consists in providing such a p d s 3 i an ws d p je 1 machine that includesimprovedmeans for feed-U wardly therefrom n w n l r directions, as ing t t b y U clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The upperend of ther lob jeet consists in providing such. a the arm 11* carries a crosshead 13, which is 25 machine which includes improved me'ansfor ad- Secured thereto y bolts a d a ach eX- justing the table laterally with respect tothe t y'o this eressheadthel'eis mellnted p werkdeme i i a dle 14 which is provided with anti-friction bear- A furtherobject consists in providing certain ings for J a' the hub 15 Of a W e 61 A Q improvements in the'form, construction and ar p serves to efi d- 0f the ub 5 rangement of the several parts, whereby the above and p the p d e a b aring The detail named and th bjects m et 1 be t structure of only one of these wheels and its supt in d i port is shown, but it will be understood that both Apractical embodiment of thein'vention is repwheels are identical and mounted in the same 5 resented in the accompanying drawings, in which. wa The am reference numerals a pplied Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the ma- 4 chine; v v i These two wheels 16 serve as an anti-friction Fig. 2 represents an elevation, partly in section, l p for e 51018 of a i e 13 ChiS retaken-at rightangles to Fig. 1; t v r cmrocated d s the Opera-hon of the machine. 40 Fig 3 represents a plan View, parflybroken The other side of the carriage is supported by a 40 away, J i v V-shaped rail 19 that is secured to the pedestal by bolts 20. i

Fig. 4 represents a deta11 section taken 1n the v l e I As a result of the construct on ust descr bed, heof gdookmg m it will be seen that the carriage l8 is heldin F of the s position and accurately guided by the rail 19,

repreents deta'll taken i the while the pair of wheels l'fi'adequately support the the lme V- 9 171g; 3 looming other side of the carriage and permit its reciprodllfeetlon' 0f the arrows; r eating movement with a minimum of resistance.

Fig. fi'represen'ts adetail section taken substan- By prejeeting th arm 11 t anguler diree- 5 tially in the'plane 0f h line -F f Fi tions, the adjacent side of the carriage is properlookingin the direction of the arrows H 1y supported throughout its travel. a

Fig. 7 represents a detail elevation of the The means for reciprocating the carriage 18 is aligning gauge and adjacent parts; A wellshown in Fig. 3, and includes a hand wheel 21 Fig. 8 representsa detail plan view-of the same; which is fixed toa rod 22 that is journaled in a v Fig. 9 represents a-detail plan viewgshowing a swinging bearing '23 whichis carried by a bracket 55 24 that is fixed to the side of the carriage. A screw bolt 25 serves as a pivot to permit the bearing 23 to swing in a vertical plane on bracket 24. The rod 22 pierces the adjacent side of the carriage 18, as indicated at 26, and its intermediate portion is provided with an enlargement 27 that is traversed by the enlarged part of an eccentric 28. One end of the eccentric is carried in a depending flange 29 formed on a plate 30, which is fixed'on the carriage 18 by cap screws 31; and the other end of the eccentric is mounted in a cheek-piece 32 which is supported from flange 29 by through-bolts 33, that have their inter-.

mediate portions enlarged so as accurately to space cheek-piece 32 from flange 29.

The inner end of rod 22 is furnished with a helical gear 34 that normally meshes with a rack 35 that is clamped by the bolts 20 to track 19 and hence is fixedly secured to the pedestal '3.

From the preceding description it will be seen thatturning the hand wheel 21 will slide carriage 18 on its track 19 and wheels 16 by virtue of the engagement of helical gear 34 with rack 35 and that the hand wheel 21 and connected parts will travel withthe carriage 18 in its m'ovement.

This provides a very smooth and positive action because of the characterof the intermeshing parts and the traveling movement with the table of the helical gear, or the like, will always have at least two teeth in' 'mesh with the rack because of the angularity of the teeth, which effects an even and precise movement; and such an arrangement also allows the shaft which operates the helical gear to be placed at an acute angle to the rack, whereby its operating hand wheel may be convenient to the operator of the machine without being in his way. Furthermore, a gear of the helical type tends to prevent chips from clogging the rack, because the engaging movement of the parts is such as to urge the chips out of the rack instead of to'hold them therein and crush them.

- While the table is intend-ed to be reciprooated in the operation of the machine, it frequently happens that its movement in only one direction 32 by the bolts 33, and its extremity is fashioned to constitute a bearing 37 which carries a shaft 38, to the protruding end of which is fixed a rock arm 39 (see Fig. 4) and a segment gear 40. The gear 40 meshes with a pinion 41 that is fast on the end of eccentric 28. A link 42 connects one end of rock ar'm 39 with an end of bell crank 43 that is pivoted at 44 in a bracket 45 fixed to a side of carriage 18. The other arm of the bell crank constitutes a hand grip 46 that cooperates with a fixed'hand grip 47 which projects from bracket 45. A retractile spring 48 has one end fast to the extremity of rock arm 39 opposite to that where the link 42 is secured, and the other end fixed to carriage 18, thus normally holding the parts in such position that the grips 46 and 4'7 are separated. It will be 'seenthat manual closing of the said grips will rock the arm 39 and thereby move gear-40 so as to turn pinion 41 withwhich it meshes. This turning of the pinion will correspondinglyturn eccentric 28 and thereby elevate the'ad'jace nt portion of rod 22 so as to lift helical gear 34 out of engagement with rack 35. This elevation of the parts is permitted by turning movement of bearing 23 on pivot 25, as hereinabove indicated. This construction of the eccentric 28 is such that, when it is turned to the one position or the other, the parts will be locked iag-ainst accidental neturn movement, so that there is no danger of the gear and rack accidentally becoming disengaged during the feed of the carriage or falling into engagement during the quick return movementthereof.

The construction of the parts thus set forth enables a workman to feed the carriage 18 on its working stroke with a comparatively slow and even motion by turning hand wheel 21, and, when ,the operative stroke has been completed, to disengage the gear 34 and rack 35, whereupon the out any rotation of hand wheel 21.

The table which directly carries the work is denoted by 49, and it is secured to the carriage 18 by screws 50 (see Fig. 3). These screws traverse slots 51 formed in flanges 52 on the carriage 18, and their ends are threaded into the under side of table 49. Expansion springs 53 are interposed between the heads of screws 50 and flanges 52 so as yieldingly to hold the table clamped to the carriage.

- The slots 51 and yielding springs 53 allow a small amount of lateral adjustment of table 49 on carriage 18, and this adjustment is accomplished by a screw 54 (see Fig. 3) the shank of which pierces a lug 55 that is bolted to the under side of table 49. The said shank is threaded into a nut 56 which is fixed by a pin 5'7 in a yoke 58 that is fastened to and projects upwardly from the side of carriage 18. Turning the screw 54 will thus move the table 49 laterally across the top of carriage 18,.because of the threaded engagement of the shank of the screw with nut 56.

- A micrometer 59 is carried on the screw shank exterior to the edge of the table in order to facilitate exact adjustment of the parts.

' The olamp'60 for securing the work to the table is herein briefly stated as being capable of moving vertically toward and away from the work and laterally across the table so as to facilitate the use of the machine on various occasions, particularly where a single plate containing a group of pictures is being worked upon and it is, for instance, desired to line the boundaries of the individual pictures. The construction and operation of the clamp 60 and its actuating mechanism is, in part, the subject matter of my co-pending application, Serial No. 728,295.

The cutter head for the beveling and, if desired, channeling tool is of a well known and approved form. It is denotedby 86 (see Figs. 2 and 3) and is mounted on a spindle 87 which is journaled in a bifurcated standard 88 that is carried on the upper part of pedestal 3. A pulley 89 is fixed to spindle 87, intermediate the arms of the bifurcated standard, and is intended to be embraced by belt 8 which leads from the motor, as hereinabove described. The tools in the said cutter head 86 are indicated by 90, 91, and may be of any well known or approved form for the purpose in hand. A combined guard for the cutter head and chute for the chips is marked 92, and it is arranged so as to lead the flying chips into receptacle 93 (see Fig. 1)' which may be removed and emptied as desired, in accordance with a well known practice.

The machine also includes a head for a variety of lining tools, or the like, which is indicated generallyby 94 (see Figs. 2 and 3). \The detailed construction and Operation of this head for the lining tools appears in United .States patent grantedto me jointly rwith'Vernon E. Royle, under date of 'May 22, 1917. and No. 1,226,912, so; that and 3 or to beswung upwardly and rearwardly to inoperative position. The top of onesideof track 96 is formed-by aseparatepiec'e 1narked99 that is'.traversed by a screw 100 which is threaded into the bodyof the track; Thus the part99serves, under the influence: of the.screw,as a clamp to :grip the edge of slide 95 and hold tool head 94 in its desired adjusted position; order topro-,

viderfor very accurate adjustment of this part,

a sleeve 101 is adjustably fixed toislide 95 by a screw 102 which is yieldingly held in any desiredv position byspring 1.03; The said sleeve 101 carries an adjusting screw 104 whichiis threaded therein and fitted to abut :track96. ,Amicrometer gauge.

lining cutter head shown inFigs. 9 and 10, which 105 is provided on screw 104 for precise work.

It will be seen that, when it. is desired teadjust the head94, screw102may be loosened and the slide 95 moved to approximately the olesired position, at which point screw 104 will be inabutment with track 96. Screw102 is then set, and the precise adjustment f head 94 ac-' 'complished by turning screw104that is provided When f thev exact with the micrometer gauge. adjustment is obtained, clamp screw 100 may be tightened to hold the parts firmly in position;

; The lining tool, or the 'like 'carried by head 94 when inoperation, is; preferably mounted as indicated at 106 in Fig. 6,'and"it"will be seen that this angular mounting of the tool is such that the line cuttingcanbe done on the forward stroke of the table atthe same-time that the beveling is accomplished. This is a departure from previouspractice, in whichthelihinghas been performed on the return stroke of the table, following the beveling;operation.

- The machine is further equipped with an align ing gauge that is well shownin Figs. 2, 3, 1 and 8. The said gauge includesa slide lo'i that has beveled side edges which are mounted an undercut track 108 rotatably mounted on .1 a boss 1 109 that projects laterally, from anarm 110 which I. is cast integral with a support 111 which is bolted to and projects from the side of pedestal 3. Said rotatable mounting of track a 103 enables the gauge to be swung :into the operative position shown in Figs. '7 and Qand into -the inoperative;

positionshownlin Figs. 2 and .3.

. The forward end of slide lo'l has a ii-head. 112 in the ends of which are fitted trunnions 113 thatcarry a: frame114 which supportsthe gauge proper 115, The-latter: -is provided with the usual, serrated edgeto facilitate its-use in exactly. predetermining the line to be out on the work. A.

guard 11s is carried on the slide 0? and fitted to receive andcover; the serratededge of the gauge proper when the latter is notin use. This protection isobtained by, swinging-the frame 114 on thetrunnions 113 -until the gauge proper 115 rests in the guard 116.

The construction of the parts for permitting adjustment of the gauge is the same as that just described in connection with cutter head 94 so that it will be sufiicient merely to indicate the parts by number. The separate clamping memberiof the track is marked 117 and its screw 118.

The sleeve on slide 117 is denoted by 119, its a clamping screw by 120, the spring for the latter by 121, the micrometer adjusting screw by 122 and the micrometer by 123. It will be understood that these, parts are arranged and operated in the same way as the corresponding parts associated with cutter head 94 andits slide 95. This provision for extensive as well: as for precise adjustment of the gauge across the top of the table, cooperates with the adjustability of the work clamp 60, to facilitate operationupon plates where it is desiredto" cut lines at'a distance from theedges of the plates as, for instance, when a'plate including a group of pictures is being operated upon. In-order to prevent the gauge from striking a blow upon the table when it is swung into operative position, I provide a stop 124which is carried by the track 108 arranged to engage anabutment 125 on the arm 110 when the gauge has reached its operative position immediately above the table.

The liningcutter head 94 and its associated parts and support may be bodily removedfrom the machine and substituted by the form of latter-is supported by a bracket 126 that" is bolted to the side of standard 83. This form of lining cutter head is denoted generally by 127 and, asits detailed construction and operation is dated January 16, 1900, same will neither be shown nor described herein other than as generally indicated in Figsq9 and 10 and already described. -It may be observed that the cutting tool,which is marked 128 inFig. 10 is set at the same angle as tool 106 in Fig; 6 for thepurpose hereinabove describedin connection with thelatter tool. The handle 129 is intended to be employed for holding the tool'to the work in a well understood manner.

The part 130 (see Figs. 2 and 3) is merelya tool tray that is conveniently. supported from r set forth in my United States Patent No. 641,470,

inentjwell adapts the machine for attaining the objects hereinabove outlined and others inherentiin itsconstruction, and that its design contemplates efficiency, accuracy and speed in opvariation, together with general adaptability for meeting thevarying needs of this class of work. H

It will be understood that various changes maybe resorted to in the form, construction-and arrangement of the several parts without departicular parting from the spirit and scope, of my invention; and hence I do not intend to be limited to the details herein shown and described, except as. they may be, included in the claims.

What Iclaim is: 1 V

1. A machine of the character. described comprising, a horizontally movable table, and means for. actuating the same, .saidmeansincluding a rack fixed on the machine below the inner edge of the table, a swinging bearing carried by the position. to traverse and support said enlarge- ,ment, mechanism for rotating said eccentric in outer edge of the table, a rod having its outer end journaledin said bearing. and swingable.

therewith, an enlargement forming a bearing for the inner end of the rod, a gear on the inner'end of the rod normally engaging said rack, flanges depending from the bottom of the table, an eccentric journaled in the flanges in position to traverse and support said enlargement, and

journaled in saidbearing and swingable therewith, an enlargement forming a bearing for the inner end of the rod, a gear on the rod normally engaging said rack, an eccentric journaled in the table in position to traverse, and support said enlargement, mechanism for rotating said eccentric in the enlargement in one direction to actuate the rod and disengage the gear from the rack so that the table may be freely moved without operating the rod and gear, and a spring operated means for actuating said mechanism to rotate the eccentric in the enlargement in the other direction to. move the rod and allow the gear to engage the rack.

3. A machine of the character described comprising, a horizontally'movable table and means for actuating the same, said means including a rack fixed on the machine below the inner edge of the table, a swinging bearing carried by the outer edge ofthe table, a rod having its outer end journaled in said bearing and swingable therewith, said rod being mounted at an acute angle to the line of movement of the table, an enlargement forming a bearing for the inner end of the rod, a helical gear on the rod normally I engaging said rack, flanges depending from the bottom of the table, an eccentric journaled in the flanges in position to traverse and support I said enlargement, and mechanism for rotatingsaid eccentric in the enlargement to actuate the rod'and disengage the gear from the rack so that the table may be freely moved without operating the rod and gear. I

4. A machine of the character described comprising, a horizontally movable table and means for actuating thesame, said means, includinga rack fixed on the machine, a swinging bearing carried by the table, a rod having its outer end f journaled in'said bearing and swingable therewith, said rod being mounted at an acutev angle to the line of movement of the table, an enlargement forming a bearing for the inner end of the rod, a helical gear onthe rod normally engaging said rack, an eccentric journaled in the table; in

the enlargement in one direction to actuate the rod and disengage the gear from the rack so that the table may be freely moved without operating the rod and gear, and a spring operated means for actuating said mechanism to rotate the eccentric in the enlargement in the other direction to move the rod and allow the gear to engage the rack.

5. A machine of the character described comprising, a pedestal, a movable table carried thereby and oifset laterally from the pedestal, frictional and anti-frictional supports disposed to engage the bottom of the table adjacent the longitudinal edges thereof, said frictional support comprising a rail and groove arranged adjacent the pedestal to guide the table longitudinally and prevent lateral displacement, and a straight rearwardly inclined armhaving its lower end fixed to one side of the pedestal below the inner longitudinal edge of the table and arranged to project laterally and upwardly therefrcmfor carrying the antifrictional support in position to. engage the bottom near the outer longitudinal edge of the table, whereby greater accessibility of the work on the table is obtained.

6. A machine of the character described comprising, a pedestal, a movable table carried thereby and offset laterally from the pedestal, frictional and anti-frictional supports disposed to engage the bottom of the table adjacent the longitudinal edges thereof, said frictional support comprising a rail and groove arranged adjacent the pedestal to guide the table longitudinally and prevent lateral displacement, a straight rearwardly inclined arm having its lower end fixed to one side of the pedestal below the inner longitudinal edge of the table and arranged to project laterally and upwardly therefrom, and rotatable members spaced apart and carried by the upper end of said arm in position to engage the bottom near the outer longitudinal edge of the table, whereby greater accessibility of the work on the table is obtained.

7. A machine of the character described comprising, a pedestal, a movable table carried therevent lateral displacement, a straight rearwardly inclined arm having its lower end fixed to one side of the pedestal below the inner longitudinal edge of the table and arranged to project laterally and upwardly therefrom, a cross head se-' cured to the upper end of said arm and disposed in parallelism with the rail and groove, and rotatable members spaced apart and journaled in said cross head in position to engage the bottom near the outer longitudinal edge of thetable, whereby greater accessibility of the work on the table is obtained.

8. A machine of the character described comprising, a pedestal, a movable table carried thereby and offset laterally from the pedestal, frictional and anti-frictional supports disposed to engagethe bottom of the table adjacent the longitudinaledges thereof, said frictional support comprising a rail and groove arranged adjacent thepedestal to guide the table longitudinally and prevent lateral displacement, a straight rearwardly inclined arm having its lower end fixed to one side of the pedestal below the inner longitudinal edge of the table and arranged to pro- 

